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Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
50.0%
-13.2 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
19.0%
-6.8 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
7.40%
+1.1 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
1.90%
-0.4 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
7.20%
-0.3 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
0.80%
-1.9 pts since 2001
Gross debt · 2025
34.5%
of GDP · -34 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
10.6m
20.0% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Sweden yet.
Welfare fell from 25.8% to 19.0% of GDP between 1995 and 2024.
Healthcare rose from 6.3% to 7.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2024.
Defence fell from 2.3% to 1.2% of GDP between 1995 and 2015, then rose to 1.9% by 2024.
Education fell from 7.5% to 6.9% of GDP between 1995 and 2007, then rose to 7.2% by 2024.
Debt interest fell from 2.7% to 0.3% of GDP between 2001 and 2021, then rose to 0.8% by 2024.
Total spending fell from 63.2% to 50.0% of GDP between 1995 and 2024.
Gross debt fell from 68.7% to 34.5% of GDP between 1995 and 2025.
Population grew from 8.8 million in 1995 to 10.6 million in 2025; the UN projects 11.2 million by 2050.